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Gaddafi’s son killed in airstrike
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Published: 01.05.11, 07:17
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1. Obama / NATO target innocent children!
Steve   (05.01.11)
2. NATO are a bunch of criminals
(05.01.11)
aided and abetted by the western media.
3. Was this a military target in some way? or just civilians
Bloodyscot ,   Dallas, Texas   (05.01.11)
Was the house the target or was it next to a command center on a military base? Gaddafi or his family would not be legal targets under the UN mandate for a no fly zone but if they were at a legitimate target then its their bad luck.
4. payback, isnt it a bitch?
countess Mara   (05.01.11)
5. That's not proportional force
Tony ,   Teaneck, USA   (05.01.11)
Whacking gaddafi's son & grandkids is just going to make him crazier.
6. The UN and West are hypocrites!!!
Mike ,   TA   (05.01.11)
Supposed to be protecting civilians and instead they are killing them. Will there be a UN resolution condemning the "disproportionate use of force" like they always do against Israel?
7. 'The leader himself is in good health. He was not harmed'
Rasha ,   U.K.   (05.01.11)
Sounds like a pro Gaddafi headline. On the contrary we want this man to leave, what ever state of health he is in is irrelevant, to h-ll with this man, its like an abusive male female relationship where the female wants out, but this male stalks, assaults and continues the abuse as the whole world watches, enough is enough.
8. on #1, steve
joel ,   usa   (05.01.11)
the UN Resolution on No-Fly-Zone does not include murdering/killing by NATO figthers innocent civilians, and the russians were correct in their complains against the works of the NATO/UN forces? is this how the UN can be used to murder ^ kill civilians as the desired violatinmg tall the charters of the UN? GOD is not happy with the UN & its arms on this murders/killings! these is a price to pay?
9.  UN to investigates NATO inaccuracies (some hopes)
Roland Seener ,   London England   (05.01.11)
10. Western Hypocrisy and the Crusade for Arab Democracy
Alex Weiss   (05.01.11)
Nice that the Western democracies use their superior fire power to promote democracy in the Libyan part of the Arab world. Perhaps they should also consider using it against Saudi Arabia and Bahrain - two of the most oppressive regimes in the Middle East, rather than against innocent civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
11. Our Glorious Leader gettin' Reagan-like!
Cameron ,   USA   (05.01.11)
12. need a goldstone report on nato for warcrimes
(05.01.11)
13. Criminal
MONSOONRAIN ,   Australia   (05.01.11)
Like Gaddafi or not they had no right to invade this country, carry out murder and destroy the infrastructure. He did not start this war it was the greed of a few liars and thieves
14. Wrong!
Reuben ,   Paradise   (05.01.11)
Hi Steve, you forgot to mention Gaddafi.
15. Syria slaughters Syrians
(05.01.11)
Libya slaughters Libyans, Egypt is planning to execute Mubarak, this is the wonderful "Arab Spring." Where is Goldstone when you need him? Hiding in the basement of the Shifa hospital with Ismail Haniya?
16. Where is richard gallstone and his
jason white ,   afula, israel   (05.01.11)
committee to make a report condemning nato? How about ban ki loon calling for an immediate cease fire and nato returning home to eurabia? Oh no, I forgot. That only happens when Israel strikes back at pali terrorists for firing rocket,missiles and mortar shells on Israeli citizens.
17. HYPOCRITA AND LIERS !!!.
Orao. ,   Srbia.   (05.01.11)
Sunday morning saw NATO deny targeting members of Muammar Gadhafi's family: "NATO continued its precision strikes against regime military installations in Tripoli overnight, including striking a known command and control building in the Bab al-Azizya neighborhood shortly after 1800 GMT Saturday evening," a NATO statement said. PROTECTING THE CIVILIANS IN MISRATA AND BENGHAZAI - ???. Orao.Srbia.
18. THE WEST WILL PAY HEAVILY -
Orao. ,   Srbia.   (05.01.11)
-WHEN GHADAFFI RETALIATES AND AVENGE HIMSELF. IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS, UNTILL THE SITUATION IS FIT, BUT HE WILL COME FOR THE WEST. I DO BELIEVE HE WILL STAY IN POWER. GOD WILL USE HIM AS A PUNISHER AGAINST THE WEST. IT IS WERY OBVIOUS HOW CONVINIENT IT WOULD BE FOR THE WEST, IF GHADAFFI WOULD BE KILLED, IN ONE OF THOSE HYPOCRITICAL HUMANITARIAN MILITARY STRIKES, SAID TO PROTECT THE CIVILIANS. WE WOULD SE IF THE WEST BECOMES MORE AND MORE DESPERATE TO TAKE HIM OUT, BY THIS FIG LEAF OF HUMANITARIAN MILITARY NTERVENTIONAL STRIKES. Orao.Srbia.
19. Wrong. Morally wrong
Nora Tel Aviv   (05.01.11)
The West needs the Lybian oil. Killing the Lybian dictator and his familiy could provide cheeper oil . What`s morally right here?
20. Reaction
john   (05.01.11)
You guys need to start posting these kinds of topics on Reactzia. You won't be stuck on one article on one website but will rather engage with people from all over the world on these topics.
21. NATO has started WWIII
Elana the realist ,   Northern Israel   (05.01.11)
By its clumsy actions which are illegal LOL --imagine everyone screams at Israel when we try our best not to involve civilians who are involved by the terrorists and here an international force (of cowards and idiots it looks like) does assasination by big bombs in the middle of a city. What conclusion will Hamas and El Queda and Iran make from this: hey guys we can target London and Paris and what's the capital of Canada anyway? and Washington and maybe New York. We can claim that they are military targets 'cause little kids play with toy soldiers there. Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the comic book reality and the start of WWIII!
22. the child is the father of the man
mba ,   Israel   (05.01.11)
#21 NATO is acting on an UN resolution (might not agree with it, but's it's legal). Do you remember a few years ago when we (Israel airforce) dropped thousand pound bombs in the middle of Gaza to eliminate a Hamas leader and killed innocent children and adults as well? I don't recall your calling our brave airforce pilots or their bosses cowards or stupid. Seif Gaddafi stood by his father and paid the price. As is too often, the children pay for the sins of their fathers (or grandfather in this case)-regrettably
23. Death in The Desert
ME ,   LA, CA, USA   (05.01.11)
I am sick about. Could someone please explain how this solves anything? I simply do not understand the objectives of the west.
24. Standrad practice of islamic terrorists
Susya Bar Dror ,   IL   (05.01.11)
to hide behind children, including their own.
25. nato is
JL ,   israel   (05.01.11)
an alliance of cowards...led from behind by obama...the coward from kenya
26. Goldstone report # 2 To follow shortly lol
Harvey ,   London   (05.01.11)
27. No. 22
NYC Girl   (05.01.11)
While I understand your point, there's a difference. Let's not forget that Hamas had Israeli citizens in their crosshairs, and subjected innocent civilians to rocket attacks and bombings for years. The same can't be said for either the U.S. or Europe being attacked by Libya. And while no decent human being is going to defend Moammar Khadafy's crimes against his own people...he's certainly not the only barbaric leader, elected or otherwise, in the Arab world.
28. #6 disproportionate? yet to answer shelling civilians
observer ,   Egypt   (05.01.11)
Gaddafi's sons function only as leaders of the Phalanges who shells Libyan civilians. Gaddafi himself ordered the shelling, but narrowly escape the targeting.
29. Is the News True ?
Abdel Karim Salim ,   Jerusalem   (05.01.11)
Just a couple of hours after midnight last night Al-Jazeera TV station broacast this piece of news about the death of Gaddafi's son & three grandsons,& immediately interviewed two Libyan opposition members . The two Libyans doubted the veracity of the news and challenged Gaddafi to show to the world the corpses of his slain kids.They added that Gaddafi is a mendacious,professional,malicious liar who uses these tricks to attract sympathy and to arouse public opinion against the UN-mandated NATO military campaign against him ! But assuming the news is true it should convey the clear message to him that is what he's going to get in return for the genocide campaign and slaughter he is carrying out against his people who are repeatedly making it clear they do not want him and his "revolution" . Poor selfish,egoistic beduin who has been suffering from megalomania from the moment he made the coup d'etat in late 1969. He has been suppressing his people,and troubling the whole world for 42 years.Enough to remind him of the cruel,bloody siege his butchers have been laying on the Libyan city of Misrata . He should quit or else he'd be killed .
30. Impossible,
walt k ,   Sherbrooke, Canada   (05.01.11)
The West owe so much to Saudi Arabia and they are its petroleum friends... $ can buy its love...
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